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This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted. Generally, athletics are mainly branded by their common name , meaning words like "University of" or "College" are usually omitted and only the unique name elements are used.
United States men's national basketball team, 1992 – "The Dream Team" [248] United States men's national basketball team, 2008 – "The Redeem Team" [249] Canada men's national basketball team – "The Road Warriors" [250] Spain national basketball team – La ÑBA [251] Turkey national basketball team – Oniki Dev Adam ("12 Giant Men") [252]
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Notes: This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right: Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists.
Nicknames in basketball (1 C, 7 P) ... List of college team nicknames in the United States; Religious symbolism in U.S. sports team names and mascots; Unsinkable ...
The addition of "ette" or "Lady" to team nicknames angers some proponents of women's athletics, who call their use sexist — and comes across as a tired anachronism to many 21st century girls ...
This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. Notes: This list is in a tabular format, with columns arranged in the following order, from left to right: Athletic team description (short school name and nickname), with a link to the school's athletic program article if it exists.
The Shark – mascot of the UNLV Rebels; while the school's teams are named the Rebels, the mascot is a shark in honor of former men's basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, nicknamed "The Shark" [41] Shasta and Sasha – cougars, co-mascots of the Houston Cougars; Shel – turtle mascot of the Flor ida Keys Tugas; named for poet Shel Silverstein [42]
In the United States, most universities and colleges that sponsor athletics programs have adopted an official nickname for its associated teams. Often, these nicknames have changed for any number of reasons, which might include a change in the name of the school itself, a term becoming dated or otherwise changing meaning, or changes in racial perceptions and sensitivities.